Why do lawyers train for 7 years to learn the law, but the cops only train for 8 weeks to enforce it?

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[–]VantaFount 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

What I find to be more sad is that officers of the law are not required to know the laws they're enforcing.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160601/07432834592/another-court-says-law-enforcement-officers-dont-really-need-to-know-laws-theyre-enforcing.shtml

[–]magnora7[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I agree. Why do lawyers train for 7 years to know the law, but cops only train for 8 weeks to enforce it?

[–]VantaFount 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It makes absolutely no sense at all, just like the IQ RESTRICTIONS that some departments place on their candidates.
It's almost as though they don't want people capable of intelligent thought anymore: They just want mindless thugs.

[–]joewest1313 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

IQ restrictions as you term there are in place because law enforcement is basically dull and higher intelligence individuals would find it boring and quit. Same as factory workers.. it requires a specific mindset and malleability.

I would rather have dullards writing tickets than high functioning sociopaths as officers.